NACTO Bikeway Design Guide Workshop

Our Bikeway Design Workshop on Thursday, April 23, 2015 was a great success! A big Thank YOU! to DPH for co-sponsoring the workshop, to Roger Geller for being a fantastic presenter, to all those who took time from their busy schedules to participate, and to volunteers Dave Head, MaryEllen Thibodeau and Tony Cherolis for all their invaluable help!

Click here for WORKSHOP MATERIALS*​*The link to the workshop materials goes to a public folder on Google drive. Note that materials include the agenda and seven parts --each in a black and white version and a separate color version. These are large files, so please be patient as they download.

Roger Geller will facilitate an all-day bicycle facility workshop for planners, engineers and public works professionals in state and local government, RPOs, and the private sector. The workshop will focus on the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, which provides cities and towns with state-of-the-practice solutions that can help create complete streets that are safe and enjoyable for people bicycling.

Geller will set the stage for these next generation designs by talking about the context in which we are introducing them. The sessions will discuss the challenges with implementing facilities that provide the best combination of access to normal destinations and yet provide safety and comfort (separation from high volumes of fast-moving traffic). Differences will be discussed between safety and the feeling of safety, which the Dutch stress in their designs.

Detailed presentations on bicycle lanes, cycle tracks, intersections, signals, signs and markings will be presented. Also, bicycle boulevards are presented as a useful facility type and also as a successful compromise.

Geller states, “In addition to providing technical design information I will talk about the needed trade-offs to implement them in towns and cities that have been designed principally for automobiles since the late 1940s.” The sessions will include policy considerations that can help implement these designs.

NACTO guides provide state-of-the-practice solutions for 21st century transportation infrastructure. Drawing on the experience and expertise of leading practitioners, these guides present a blueprint for complete streets that are safe and enjoyable for everyone using them.

People For ﻿Bikes ﻿says: If anyone in the United States understands how policies can support biking, it's Roger Geller. As Portland's bicycle coordinator, he's overseen a 250 percent spike in bike commuting and helped the city top countless bike-lovers' lists.